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I’ve been waiting for this for so long. I love bookstores and want them to exist but really prefer to read books on an ereader because they don’t take up space

by habosa 2y ago

I’ve been waiting for this for so long. I love bookstores and want them to exist but really prefer to read books on an ereader because they don’t take up space and it’s easier for me to read at night. Right now my solution is to buy Kindle books and then make yearly donations to my favorite bookstores (if they accept them) and buy gifts at the bookstore. But that’s not realistic as a plan. This is so close to perfect. Right now to read these I’d need to get an ereader that runs full Android (BOOX, etc) which isn’t what I want. But they say they’re working on a partnership with Kobo, so I’ll wait for that and then finally ditch my Kindle.

foobarchu 2y ago
Good to hear there's a Kobo partnership in the works. I was so excited when I saw this announcement, only to find it was exclusively through an app. Reading books on a phone or tablet is honestly my least favorite reading method. I've always loved that Humble Bundle books are usually either Kobo licenses or drm-free formats that can be side loaded.
- currymj 2y ago
  android e-ink tablets are now a decent user experience and let you read ebooks through the apps. there are many form factors including e-reader like.
wafflemaker 2y ago
Amazon is killing "download and transfer to kindle by USB" in 9 days (on 24th of February, 2025 - that's 2/24/25 for Americans), so you might want to hurry if you want to read your Amazon titles on other readers.
- Dxtros 2y ago
  This really sucks. I do think you can still download books from an older version of kindle for pc. Hopefully they don’t axe this feature as well.
- habosa 2y ago
  Even that option only allowed one by one downloading from the web, with 3 clicks per download. Instead I sent my 400 books over the air to my Kindle (you can do this in bulk) then connected the Kindle over USB and had Calibre pull the books off for me. Much easier

by habosa 2y ago

foobarchu 2y ago

Good to hear there's a Kobo partnership in the works. I was so excited when I saw this announcement, only to find it was exclusively through an app. Reading books on a phone or tablet is honestly my least favorite reading method. I've always loved that Humble Bundle books are usually either Kobo licenses or drm-free formats that can be side loaded.

currymj 2y ago
android e-ink tablets are now a decent user experience and let you read ebooks through the apps. there are many form factors including e-reader like.

wafflemaker 2y ago

Amazon is killing "download and transfer to kindle by USB" in 9 days (on 24th of February, 2025 - that's 2/24/25 for Americans), so you might want to hurry if you want to read your Amazon titles on other readers.

Dxtros 2y ago
This really sucks. I do think you can still download books from an older version of kindle for pc. Hopefully they don’t axe this feature as well.
habosa 2y ago
Even that option only allowed one by one downloading from the web, with 3 clicks per download. Instead I sent my 400 books over the air to my Kindle (you can do this in bulk) then connected the Kindle over USB and had Calibre pull the books off for me. Much easier